This new space will serve as the headquarters for McKee students’ college readiness efforts and is a result of St. John’s collaboration with the 30,000 Degrees College Readiness for a Stronger Staten Island initiative.

Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., President of St. John’s University, recently addressed a meeting of the New York Academy of Public Education (NYAPE). Established in 1912, the New York Academy of Public Education is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement and progress of urban education.